Question

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) 一Most US parents said their children had encountered(遭遇) “issues” like bad language,sex or advertising online over the past year,but they are not stopping their kids，Internet use，according to a new study.

A survey by market researcher Harris Interactive of 411 parents of children aged between 6〜18 who use the Internet found 71 per cent admitted their children had encountered at least “one issue” with the Internet within the past year.

But four out of five parents said the Internet helped their children in school and only three in ten parents—or 31 per cent—said their children spent too much time online.

Rather than banning or restricting online access,parents were found to take an active role in monitoring their children with 93 per cent engaging in some sort of monitoring activity,said the survey released on Tuesday.

“The polK 民意测验) makes sure that parents continue to have issues with their kids’ web use，but those issues aren’t scaring them away from letting their kids go online，” said James Steyer,CEO of Common Sense Media,which commissioned the study with Cable in the Classroom.

It found that 24 per cent of parents reported their kids were exposed to strong language,sexual or violent content online over the past year and 52 per cent of parents said their children was exposed to advertising.

But to address these problems 74 per cent of parents visited websites with their children,56 per cent reported using a filter or blocking software,and 55 per cent would visit a website before their children.

It also found that 85 per cent talked to their children about online safety in the past year. “We know parents understand that talking to their children about using the Internet is a really important thing to do，” said Helen Soule， executive director of Cable in the Classroom.

1. Most parents didn’t ban their kids’ Internet use mainly because        .

   A. Internet had become part of kids’ life

   B.  the issues kids encountered were not serious

   C.  they found it difficult to do so

   D.  their kids benefited from Internet as well

2. The attitude of parents towards issues in the Internet was          .

   A. negative   B. positive

   C.  extreme   D. sensitive

3. According to the passage，which measure was the most effective?

   A. Using a filter or blocking software.

   B.  Banning or restricting online access.

   C.  Monitoring their children.

   D.  Talking to their children about online safety.

4. The underlined word “address” in Paragraph 7 can be replaced by“          ”

   A. speak to

   B.  come to

   C.  deal with

   D.  take up

5. Most of the parents agreed that          .

   A. Internet was of great help for kids’ study

   B.  kids spent too much time on the Internet

   C.  kids were greatly influenced by advertisements

   D.  bad behaviours of kids came from Internet

Answer 1

 1. D推理判断题。因特网既有利也有弊，父母们并没有被这些问题吓倒，而是采取了积极的措施，总之，因特网应是利大于弊，这也是父母未禁止孩子上网的原因。

2. B细节理解题。对于上网带来的问题，父母没有盲目禁止，而是指导加说教，这种态度是积极的。

3. D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，和孩子谈有关安全上网是最有效的方法。

4. C词义猜测题。下文谈到的是解决问题的办法，所以 address在该句中意为“解决，处理”。

5. A细节理解题。从第三段内容可知，五分之四的家长认为因特网对孩子们的学习有益。